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Pet businesses in Kenton County, KY
How Kenton County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #109 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 59
- 15 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.1M
- On pets · $952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,779
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Kenton County is 78 (high), #109 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Households in Kenton County spend about $64.1M a year on pets, or $952 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 59 pet businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Kenton County has 59 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kenton County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,246 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kenton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kenton County grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kenton County compares
The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Kenton County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $719K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,246 | 1,916 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +13.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $952 | $824 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,548 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 300.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5915 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kenton County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Kenton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,779+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 67,367
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 160 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,068
- Median household income
- $80,548+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,303
- Median home value
- $244,400
- Jobs located here
- 69,403
- Daytime population
- 152,560Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 78 | 59 | 8.8 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #109 of 2,200 |
| 2Spencer County, KY | 77 | 10 | 13.7 | $760K | +7.7% | #130 of 2,200 |
| 3Anderson County, KY | 76 | 10 | 10.4 | $833K | +5.5% | #149 of 2,200 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 70 | 35 | 11.0 | $841K | +5.0% | #289 of 2,200 |
| 5Campbell County, KY | 69 | 47 | 12.0 | $787K | +2.5% | #329 of 2,200 |
| 6Jefferson County, KY | 67 | 285 | 8.6 | $1M | +1.6% | #383 of 2,200 |
| 7Oldham County, KY | 67 | 29 | 12.6 | $971K | +4.9% | #385 of 2,200 |
| 8Daviess County, KY | 67 | 39 | 9.4 | $885K | +1.5% | #389 of 2,200 |
| 9Hopkins County, KY | 66 | 13 | 7.1 | $1M | −0.5% | #422 of 2,200 |
| 10Warren County, KY | 65 | 62 | 11.1 | $740K | +10.6% | #486 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Kenton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses78
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding84
- Pet stores59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Kenton County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 pet businesses in Kenton County. 15 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 67 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kenton County, KY spend on pets?
About $64.1M a year, or $952 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,367 households in Kenton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenton County, KY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Kenton County has 8.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Kenton County would have about 73, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,246 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Kenton County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Kenton County at 175,779 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,367 households. Median household income in Kenton County is $80,548, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kenton County scores 78 for pet businesses (high), #109 of 2,200 scored counties.
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